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what is the defense of marriage act? >> guest: it's interesting you talk about the signing of law act in 1996 it tells you how much things have changed. the 1996 defense of marriage act is a reaction to the early state action notably in hawaii moving towards same-sex marriage. hawaii -- massachusetts being the first to legalize it but members of congress and other people across the nation became concerned about states moving towards allowing same-sex couples to marry. members of congress passed a law that defined marriage as only between a man and a woman and a critical for today is the provision that federal benefits can only go to married opposite sex couples even if you happen to be legally married in massachusetts or new york before today's supreme court cases you can't get benefits. >> what are the constitutional arguments for and against back in 1996? >> back in 1996 there was more traditional religious cultural societal arguments about why marriage should remain between a man and woman, and frankly back then there
what is the defense of marriage act? >> guest: it's interesting you talk about the signing of law act in 1996 it tells you how much things have changed. the 1996 defense of marriage act is a reaction to the early state action notably in hawaii moving towards same-sex marriage. hawaii -- massachusetts being the first to legalize it but members of congress and other people across the nation became concerned about states moving towards allowing same-sex couples to marry. members of congress...
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week. >> the defense minister has left a happy man as i'm told. [inaudible] >> we don't discuss list in public forums, but it is not -- we have been number one. bsa said have come to this whole process. they been asked to come to the whole process as you drive down with an announced timetable that we financed to come. we can do what we can to assist as they ask for whichever prisoner releases. we've been doing that. we have been doing that and complete ordination to the corporate process we run. instantly that kept running even when high-level talks are suspended between pakistan and the united states. so we did keep that process going. i think there is no substitution at all. [inaudible] >> you can certainly be that plan. we will do everything we can and there's no equivocation here. we'll do everything we can in the timeline they are looking for. >> attacked by the end of this year. >> they are very clear. we want to wear happy to to arrange whatever we can. i think united seen at is the engagement that all had with the u.k. just recently, there
week. >> the defense minister has left a happy man as i'm told. [inaudible] >> we don't discuss list in public forums, but it is not -- we have been number one. bsa said have come to this whole process. they been asked to come to the whole process as you drive down with an announced timetable that we financed to come. we can do what we can to assist as they ask for whichever prisoner releases. we've been doing that. we have been doing that and complete ordination to the corporate...
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is it true the defense department was providing support in benghazi? >> there were six individuals under the department of defense authority in benghazi. >> and the state department doesn't pay for that correct? >> that's correct. >> did the state department and the country clinton ever contact the department of defence asking for additional security because she was getting requests for the individuals in libya for additional security? >> i don't know if she contacted the department. i wasn't contacted you >> can you check that for me for the record? had secretary clinton or somebody from the secretary -- the department of state contact the defense department? what you have provided security in benghazi? >> we routinely respond to the department of state request for support. >> and what they were really requesting -- the people on the ground there -- wasn't particularly a large deployment, connect? you talking about 16 individuals? >> at one time we had 16 individuals, that's correct. >> in your opinion had we had a minimal force, armed force of traine
is it true the defense department was providing support in benghazi? >> there were six individuals under the department of defense authority in benghazi. >> and the state department doesn't pay for that correct? >> that's correct. >> did the state department and the country clinton ever contact the department of defence asking for additional security because she was getting requests for the individuals in libya for additional security? >> i don't know if she...
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intelligence agency and entire defense enterprise. many of whom are formerly deployed directly supported u.s. and allied military forces in afghanistan and 141 countries and 262 locations around the world. i have been the director for nearly eight month now i cannot emphasize how proud and privileged i am to serve our nation in this capacity. as our defense strategy highlights our nation at the moment of transition. the global security environment as director clapper just stated presents increasingly complex challenges and growing list of threat and adversary. and demands on the united states intelligence system have skyrocketed in recent years they are only expected to increase. the united states faces an uncertain security environment marked by a broad spectrum of dissimilar threat from nation states, nonnation state actors, highly adaptive transnaiol terrorist ne proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and looming and dangerous threat of cyberattacks against our defense coour nation'scritical infrastructure. i view this latte
intelligence agency and entire defense enterprise. many of whom are formerly deployed directly supported u.s. and allied military forces in afghanistan and 141 countries and 262 locations around the world. i have been the director for nearly eight month now i cannot emphasize how proud and privileged i am to serve our nation in this capacity. as our defense strategy highlights our nation at the moment of transition. the global security environment as director clapper just stated presents...
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a week later, the confirmation hearing for chuck hagel, the president's nominee to be defense secretary. mr. hagel served two terms as republican senator for nebraska. his confirmation hearing it live on c-span thursday, january 31st at 9:30 a.m. eastern. november 20th lappin and west west to play dice regional command south from october 2010 to october 2011. from august 2004 to february 2007, served as deputy commanding general operations, not division and its latest deputy commanding general for operations for combined joint task force 76 afghanistan from january 2006 until february 2007 with responsibilities and what is not regional command east, south and southwest. travel to afghanistan offered by security force officers to gather a full picture of isaf coalition of partnered efforts and today he'll update us on the progress of the campaign. he will mix them up in a comments in an take your questions. but that general, alternate over to you. >> thanks for that very kind introduction. i can tell you she looks much better person than to be sitting couple in what we call that can come
a week later, the confirmation hearing for chuck hagel, the president's nominee to be defense secretary. mr. hagel served two terms as republican senator for nebraska. his confirmation hearing it live on c-span thursday, january 31st at 9:30 a.m. eastern. november 20th lappin and west west to play dice regional command south from october 2010 to october 2011. from august 2004 to february 2007, served as deputy commanding general operations, not division and its latest deputy commanding general...
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it was my view at the time that we didn't need to redefine self-defense because the law itself defense allowed us to defend ourselves against acts of terrorism and so forth. what do you need for imminent self-defense and anticipatory self-defense which stretches back to a famous case. unique confluence three factors. before you can defend yourself they have to develop the capability or be in the process or be in the process of developing capability in a way that you won't be able to turn the clock back. the second factor is the other side has to intend to attack you. if they say they're going to conduct an attack and then the third i made was you have to be in your last window of opportunity to defend yourself. this is the most important. this means you have to give other means of response an opportunity to work economic sanctions before you can respond forcefully but if you get to the point where you don't ask now, then you won't be able to defend yourself. you are there. it's imminent that you may use force. interesting the administration is recently adopted last window of opportunit
it was my view at the time that we didn't need to redefine self-defense because the law itself defense allowed us to defend ourselves against acts of terrorism and so forth. what do you need for imminent self-defense and anticipatory self-defense which stretches back to a famous case. unique confluence three factors. before you can defend yourself they have to develop the capability or be in the process or be in the process of developing capability in a way that you won't be able to turn the...
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the future defense strategy and the quadrennial defense review. and as we said, we think the sof provide one of the most cost effective options available to decision makers, but it's not an e elixir. it can't solve all problems. the s of socom doesn't stand for superman. we have to husband it and think about how and where we will apply it. and the last really is that we now have an opportunity to look or expand the aperture beyond thinking about the middle east and thinking about counterthere counterterrorism to a much broader application of special operations forces against a much broader range of challenges as we go ahead. so with that, thank you. [applause] >> we have time for a few questions. and i would ask again if you could, if you have a question, please raise your hand for recognition. when you ask your question, please give your name and your affiliation. and as i mentioned, since we're on c-span, i'll repeat the question for jim and chris. so, otto? >> otto -- [inaudible] the conventional forces looking ahead seeing more challenges -- [
the future defense strategy and the quadrennial defense review. and as we said, we think the sof provide one of the most cost effective options available to decision makers, but it's not an e elixir. it can't solve all problems. the s of socom doesn't stand for superman. we have to husband it and think about how and where we will apply it. and the last really is that we now have an opportunity to look or expand the aperture beyond thinking about the middle east and thinking about counterthere...
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the other piece of that is we saw on tuesday, the paper on the defense mechanism, cutting defense budget, our huge supporters like the british had to cut back on their military. how are the american people looking and think we want to spend all money on our military, our key allies out there, the other economies cutting back, why should we be doing, being the worldwide policemen? >> well, first, we didn't take a position to b a worldwide policemen. in fact, i think one of the -- one of the things we really endeavored to do in the report is actually talk about the real need for appetite suppression to contingency operations, endeavor at the beginning, again, back to the point over here, endeavor at the beginning to really set, you know, minimum acceptable and achievable objectives, set out to achieve them, and when you do, them you reevaluate when you disend gauge, but setting objective, and the other thing is the whole reason that the study was chartered on the idea of core interest was to get down to, you know, brass tax and say let's talk about what's really important to use our ground
the other piece of that is we saw on tuesday, the paper on the defense mechanism, cutting defense budget, our huge supporters like the british had to cut back on their military. how are the american people looking and think we want to spend all money on our military, our key allies out there, the other economies cutting back, why should we be doing, being the worldwide policemen? >> well, first, we didn't take a position to b a worldwide policemen. in fact, i think one of the -- one of...
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defense. that's why they set up a number of expertise as well, and it would be to really to nato alliance council to decide if it's the case, provided we are set up now. >> have you established what the threshold is? i mean, for instance, in this case, if i talk about the power grid down, potential lives lost because hospitals ran out of fuel for the generators, but what about something more like the sere -- series of lesser attacks we see now? instead of the bombing of a factory, people get the information, and at what point are those acts of war? >> we had a discussion involving most politicians and strategy commands with exactly that kind of scenario, and it came after a few days, a kind of consensus, but the analysis of the ethics, and that's what comes at the end of the day, and as well as the di simulation of the threat, we shouldn't overreact, and we must remind ourselves that security and cyber security is firstly and foremost the responsibility of each nation. we have to deal with res
defense. that's why they set up a number of expertise as well, and it would be to really to nato alliance council to decide if it's the case, provided we are set up now. >> have you established what the threshold is? i mean, for instance, in this case, if i talk about the power grid down, potential lives lost because hospitals ran out of fuel for the generators, but what about something more like the sere -- series of lesser attacks we see now? instead of the bombing of a factory, people...
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defense perimeter. but then when the invasion took place and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened more or less with the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had really made an effort to be clear about the turn of events, probably none of those words would've ever occurred. and so the reason i'm perhaps pessimistic or alarmist about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are contingencies of that sort, which if they happen would not see it as great as if you just ask the average person right n now. >> you could add to that list the british ambiguity about whether they would oppose a german attack on france in 1914. it was only, i think it was only when belgium's neutrality was violated, so that was a big issue decided to enter the war. if the germans had known in advance that was going to happen, maybe they would have behaved different. i recall in 1990, the u.s. position on kuwait was we don't take a position on the territorial dispute be
defense perimeter. but then when the invasion took place and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened more or less with the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had really made an effort to be clear about the turn of events, probably none of those words would've ever occurred. and so the reason i'm perhaps pessimistic or alarmist about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are contingencies of that sort, which if they happen would...
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defense policy in asia. president obama is on the road today traveling to connecticut talking about gun legislation live at 545 eastern also on c-span. and the news from london the former prime minister margaret thatcher has died at the age of 87. known as the i.r.a. may be the longest serving british prime minister of the 20th century. we have of footage available to view any time from our archives. president george of the bush this morning glory and dire saddened by the death of margaret thatcher she was an inspirational leader who stood on principle and guided the nation with clare it -- confidence and clarity. >> the ftc is structured as a wired division and a wireless division and it issues the annual report by congress on the state of wireless. the hidden assumption behind that direction is the wireless market is somehow separate from the wired market but in fact, in the world the broadband, these two have been increasingly converged. >> host: what stands in the way that i'd like the cable companies th
defense policy in asia. president obama is on the road today traveling to connecticut talking about gun legislation live at 545 eastern also on c-span. and the news from london the former prime minister margaret thatcher has died at the age of 87. known as the i.r.a. may be the longest serving british prime minister of the 20th century. we have of footage available to view any time from our archives. president george of the bush this morning glory and dire saddened by the death of margaret...
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that was a plus up of every agency but defense. and that's the year the defense budget started going down. so, i mean, i just will defend the defense department for a moment. >> i'm not in asking the question seeking to criticize the pentagon, i'm trying to put it into a context involving the entire budget and all of the needs of the united states, not just the military needs. but if you turned it around now and say that we live in an extremely turbulent world and maybe we would like after afghanistan -- and that is not yet over -- after iraq to pull back and as the president says do nation building at home, are we capable of doing nation building at home in a world that remains as turbulent as it is? >> i'm going to, if you don't mind, cite the opportunity i had recently to write an op-ed with david petraeus on this point, actually two we've written this year, one this week in "usa today" and one earlier this year in washington post. and what we try to argue is that, sure, these big deficit deals that have been proposed would be w
that was a plus up of every agency but defense. and that's the year the defense budget started going down. so, i mean, i just will defend the defense department for a moment. >> i'm not in asking the question seeking to criticize the pentagon, i'm trying to put it into a context involving the entire budget and all of the needs of the united states, not just the military needs. but if you turned it around now and say that we live in an extremely turbulent world and maybe we would like...
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so, is there any defense with emphasis upon any come is there any defense for medicare fee-for-service where a provider is paid based on the quality of service provided without any regard to the outcome or quality of care provided or any responsibility, coordinated care to other providers? >> i believe that we should work and the congress has given us the charge that every fee-for-service system that cms maintained should be tied to quality, quality of care outcomes and the total cost of care. we are further along with the hospital payment system, and that payment system is increasingly tied to the outcomes and the total cost of care, not just the care that is provided within those four walls of the hospital. over time, cms is authorized to transform all these payment systems to achieve the same goal. we have to make sure that we have the right measures, we had to make sure we don't create perverse incentives. and i agree with you, senator, that we need to work together and cms is committed to this committee to make sure that all of our payment systems begin to adopt the same principle
so, is there any defense with emphasis upon any come is there any defense for medicare fee-for-service where a provider is paid based on the quality of service provided without any regard to the outcome or quality of care provided or any responsibility, coordinated care to other providers? >> i believe that we should work and the congress has given us the charge that every fee-for-service system that cms maintained should be tied to quality, quality of care outcomes and the total cost of...
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missile defense and space is on the agenda. a couple points about missile defense and china. the ballistic missile defense review clearly states who do not seek to undermine strategic stability with russia or china. our missile defenses are not directed against china, but we are going to continue to engage china on strategic issues. it's not just space, but it's going to be nuclear issues because we want to prevent misperceptions that miscalculations. i know the chinese have concerns. we don't think those concerns are warranted, but will continue to discuss and engage with them on the issue and not the space, the missile defense and other issues in the bilateral agenda. >> two in the back right there. >> frank, i really appreciate -- [inaudible] >> take one more. can we take one more for right behind her? >> steve klineberg from oic. mines a little bit longer. the first question is about remediation. what do you see as the top one or two opportunities to prevent more debris. i can see strengthening the u.n. guidelines either legally, technically are trying to get more people
missile defense and space is on the agenda. a couple points about missile defense and china. the ballistic missile defense review clearly states who do not seek to undermine strategic stability with russia or china. our missile defenses are not directed against china, but we are going to continue to engage china on strategic issues. it's not just space, but it's going to be nuclear issues because we want to prevent misperceptions that miscalculations. i know the chinese have concerns. we don't...
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all of these factors play significant demands on the defense intelligence agency and the entire defense enterprise. as stated above i believe the most -- threat of cyberattacks through the daily occurrences of threats or damaging a variety of levels and not only persistent and dangerous but likely have serious damage to our national security is very real. potential adversaries are increasingly more capable of conducting cyberoperations. cyberattacks remain an important and increasing transnational threat to the security of the united states with state actors such as china russia iran and north korea integrating theselii io thei intelligence gathering methods and warfare doctrine. malicious actors including terrorist organizations have also demonstrated awillingness and capability of cyberset means to attack u.s. interests. one final point with regard to cyberattacks that we need to keep in mind. behind these attacks are human beings and some are nonstate individuals, some are state sponsored network studies with increasing capabilities and harmful intentions to do damage to our national
all of these factors play significant demands on the defense intelligence agency and the entire defense enterprise. as stated above i believe the most -- threat of cyberattacks through the daily occurrences of threats or damaging a variety of levels and not only persistent and dangerous but likely have serious damage to our national security is very real. potential adversaries are increasingly more capable of conducting cyberoperations. cyberattacks remain an important and increasing...
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we've not taken action on the fact that now as announced by the secretary of defense, while we've made some progress, no longer 22 days of furloughs, we're seeing 11 days of furloughs to our defense civilian employees at a time that makes enormous challenges to those families' budgets. but beyond the furloughs to the readiness of the men and women who defend our nation. so we can continue this path on sequestration. frankly, retarding our ability to keep our military ready, holding back our ability to have the kind of economic recovery that we'd all like to see, or we can allow the regular order, a regular order that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle called for for the last couple of years for us in this senate to pass a budget. well, we've passed that budget. now we need to take the next step in the process and appoint the conferees and let us try to find that common ground between the house and the senate budget so that we can address this issue of debt and deficit, we can demonstrate to the american people that we can do our most basic responsibility, which is to make sur
we've not taken action on the fact that now as announced by the secretary of defense, while we've made some progress, no longer 22 days of furloughs, we're seeing 11 days of furloughs to our defense civilian employees at a time that makes enormous challenges to those families' budgets. but beyond the furloughs to the readiness of the men and women who defend our nation. so we can continue this path on sequestration. frankly, retarding our ability to keep our military ready, holding back our...
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for the department of defense. at a time when the department of defense is facing the impact of sequestration on top of the $487 billion in cuts directed by the president, we can't afford to spend a single taxpayer dollar on programs that are not a priority for the defense department and our national security. the following things are beginning to happen now that the department of defense is under sequestration. the navy was unable to freeway deploy the u.s.a. truman, an aircraft carrier, to the middle east at a time when the centrifuges in tehran are spinning. 80% of the army's nondeploying brigades have reduced readiness. army base operations have been reduced 30%. the navy has is reducing flying hours on deployed carriers in the middle east by 55%. and shut down all flying for four of the nine carrier air wings. if funding is reare stored, returning to normal readiness will take nine to 12 months and cost two to three times as much. the air force is delaying planned acquisition of satellites and aircraft includi
for the department of defense. at a time when the department of defense is facing the impact of sequestration on top of the $487 billion in cuts directed by the president, we can't afford to spend a single taxpayer dollar on programs that are not a priority for the defense department and our national security. the following things are beginning to happen now that the department of defense is under sequestration. the navy was unable to freeway deploy the u.s.a. truman, an aircraft carrier, to...
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you know, and the secretary defense says that i guess you have to listen. certainly we have been targeted. all the big banks have been targeted. cedras' security are not just about hackers. it's not just about people trying to get your credit card number. it's an instrument of the state. in the case of many economies, there's been lots of press about china, including iran, israel. it is a reality and these are very sophisticated people, so building fire walls against some of this activity is very, very difficult. i think we have a very strong team, but this is a threat and this is one that should keep us all of that night. it's a tough one. >> that was part of the comments from earlier today at the annual export input bank conference here in washington. you can see his antiyour remarks tonight at 9:15 eastern on c-span2 be also speaking at the conference transportation secretary ray lahood on the obama administration's plans to expand service. this is 20 minutes. >> to be very brief this man needs no introduction. we are very fortunate we were seated next t
you know, and the secretary defense says that i guess you have to listen. certainly we have been targeted. all the big banks have been targeted. cedras' security are not just about hackers. it's not just about people trying to get your credit card number. it's an instrument of the state. in the case of many economies, there's been lots of press about china, including iran, israel. it is a reality and these are very sophisticated people, so building fire walls against some of this activity is...
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because as general said, if united states continue with ballistic missile defense, china will build up. so in order to prevent it, limit american bmd, and limit chinese weapon. >> we're not going to limit bmd. >> no? [laughter] >> well, actually, that's a good note -- [inaudible conversations] >> but rose killed the buzz, but i think very accurately we're not going to limit bmd, therefore -- >> i understand. >> -- which is a wonderfully partisan position that -- [laughter] anyway, general yao, please. and then we're going to have lunch. >> china is modernizing its nuclear arsenal for purposes. one is to make it more survivable. second is to make it more, to have more trading capabilities to enhance penetration. and the third is to make it more safe. civility, survivability, penetration. and the biggest nuclear threat for china, i think china is still under maybe very, very remote, potential possibility of nuclear conflict or nuclear attack. so far as nuclear threat is concerned, that is still the top threat in china's mind. >> great. well, thank you. thank all three of you. thank you.
because as general said, if united states continue with ballistic missile defense, china will build up. so in order to prevent it, limit american bmd, and limit chinese weapon. >> we're not going to limit bmd. >> no? [laughter] >> well, actually, that's a good note -- [inaudible conversations] >> but rose killed the buzz, but i think very accurately we're not going to limit bmd, therefore -- >> i understand. >> -- which is a wonderfully partisan position that...
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phi taking appropriate, multilayered defense indepth defense to cyberthreats. for obvious reasons i can't talk about the actual steps, procedures and systems that are in place but i can speak to four broad categories they fall. the first two are preparedness and prevention. one way we enhance our preparedness and prevention efforts is through information sharing which you heard repeatedly this morning through participation in various threat and vulnerable assessments with government agencies, industry groups, pier companies and third party experts in the cybersecurity field. this include penetration tests at phi that go beyond compliance requirements. assuring grid participants have timely access to actionable threat information from the intelligence community is critical. it is not however earningsal for industry to know how threat information was obtained or by whom. often it is the sourcing that dictates higher level of secrecy classification and makes actionable threat information not immediately available. because the prevention of all cyberthreats is beyo
phi taking appropriate, multilayered defense indepth defense to cyberthreats. for obvious reasons i can't talk about the actual steps, procedures and systems that are in place but i can speak to four broad categories they fall. the first two are preparedness and prevention. one way we enhance our preparedness and prevention efforts is through information sharing which you heard repeatedly this morning through participation in various threat and vulnerable assessments with government agencies,...
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the the president of defense's -- the department of defense's budget is enormous compared to what we spend on diplomacy and development. and we could certainly use a shift in that so that we could help those elements. and then there's also, there's a trust issue as well. the relationships are improving, but there is still a general feeling, i think, amongst many in the department of defense that on the diplomacy and development side they don't understand why security is important and then particularly on the development side they feel like, well, the military shows up and undermines our mission. now, we're doing a lot better. one of the most encouraging things that i've seen is raj shaw at usaid, brilliant guy doing a fabulous job, he is meeting regularly with admiral mcraven to figure out how they can work together to actually use the best of all three elements of our foreign policy; defense, diplomacy and development. in order to build and go forward. and i think the easiest way to think about it is, you know, you look at iraq, and you look at the amount of money that we spent, the
the the president of defense's -- the department of defense's budget is enormous compared to what we spend on diplomacy and development. and we could certainly use a shift in that so that we could help those elements. and then there's also, there's a trust issue as well. the relationships are improving, but there is still a general feeling, i think, amongst many in the department of defense that on the diplomacy and development side they don't understand why security is important and then...
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>> the defense secretary says in november the plans. the value is greater than the cost of extraction and we see it is now clear its sophisticated equipment and we have the right to pakistan but as you all know we are also negotiating with kazakhstan and russia but we can't bring that equipment out by air. there are plans to leave equipment behind. there is no defense to leave behind that equipment act in afghanistan. if we do that. but - if it is left the state. >> would have to be issued for the need for the parliamentary proposal to be solved for any such case of equipment? >> the other opportunity and the consideration today for the committees as the very question on the licenses if you want to. >> we are going to get to the recruit on the under crown immunity. the table on the annual report on the equipment of health care and if it is above a certain value they are informed in advance. >> at this moment, we are not in the position. >> i'm sure and they will need to supply some information to that. >> we take up the export the end o
>> the defense secretary says in november the plans. the value is greater than the cost of extraction and we see it is now clear its sophisticated equipment and we have the right to pakistan but as you all know we are also negotiating with kazakhstan and russia but we can't bring that equipment out by air. there are plans to leave equipment behind. there is no defense to leave behind that equipment act in afghanistan. if we do that. but - if it is left the state. >> would have to be...
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i want you to pledge, as a the secretary of defense or coming secretary of defense has pledged, that you will take a 20% pay cut as will every member of congress, including the president before you hit an honorable veteran who is actually disabled by the way, who served his country for less than $100,000 a year and has a family of four to feed. >> guest: well, first of all, thank your husband for his service and thank you and your children for the sacrifice that your families have made. this is where the rubber hits the road in this discussion. that's why i mentioned it earlier. it is a problem if you're one of those families that will be hit with the sequester. and this is why one of the reasons, why my legislation, this morning that actually went in the hopper last night is so critical. because it would give the secretary of defense, rather than this carte blanche, every single line it seem in the budget has to be cut by 7.3%, it would give, give the secretary of the defense the ability to manage it and say, you know what? there are lower priority items in defense. we're not going
i want you to pledge, as a the secretary of defense or coming secretary of defense has pledged, that you will take a 20% pay cut as will every member of congress, including the president before you hit an honorable veteran who is actually disabled by the way, who served his country for less than $100,000 a year and has a family of four to feed. >> guest: well, first of all, thank your husband for his service and thank you and your children for the sacrifice that your families have made....
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to adequately provide for the personal self-defense. the obstacles i've outlined are far from insurmountable. however, it will take leadership, commitment and resources to respond to the national epidemic of gun violence. all the more money and more people rarely solve problems alone, it is important to note the size of the atf relative to the mission it is expected to perform. atf is a federal agency comprised of fewer than 4800 employees. that's 4800 employees. far smaller than the florida's broward county sheriff's department. of this total, fewer than 2500 employees our special agents, and only 800 our inspectors. at the same time the gun industry is growing. with nearly 12 million gun sales in the united states last year, the number of gun sales per atf investigators, which is over 14,000, has nearly doubled since 2003. but adding man power to atf isn't enough to the agency needs leadership. since august 4, 2006, the agency was charged with preventing gun violence in america has been without a confirmed leader. a lot has changed si
to adequately provide for the personal self-defense. the obstacles i've outlined are far from insurmountable. however, it will take leadership, commitment and resources to respond to the national epidemic of gun violence. all the more money and more people rarely solve problems alone, it is important to note the size of the atf relative to the mission it is expected to perform. atf is a federal agency comprised of fewer than 4800 employees. that's 4800 employees. far smaller than the florida's...
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on the defense side, potentially equally. if you have programs that are defense program. they now have to rewrite the code. you have to redesign the system. change out the radio or radar. or system will simply fail in combat. you talk about trillion dollars wort of coasts. >> host: gary said who cares about chinese weapon system. i'm working them about hacking our bank and destroying the monetary system. >> guest: there's that. there's a report by two congressman talk about the vulnerability of electricity power tbrid. we have seen attempts to penetrate the electricity power grid. even more basic than the banking system. take down the power grid. it's a quoted. take down the power grid and the country goes back to the dark ages. >> host: a democratic caller. knicky you are up first. >> caller: good morning. i'm wondering for the guest believes that the corporations play any role in this? i know that in a state mainly a lot of product we buy are knead china. so it puts them a position to have the resources to use against -- [inaudible] i want to see if he thinks they have
on the defense side, potentially equally. if you have programs that are defense program. they now have to rewrite the code. you have to redesign the system. change out the radio or radar. or system will simply fail in combat. you talk about trillion dollars wort of coasts. >> host: gary said who cares about chinese weapon system. i'm working them about hacking our bank and destroying the monetary system. >> guest: there's that. there's a report by two congressman talk about the...
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we don't have planes take the defense department. when it comes to reducing cost, all i can do is basically furlough people and do things on the other side of conferences and things of that nature. we may have to reduce cost is with regard to for allowing our people, which will have a negative impact on our ability to do the job the american people expect us to do. >> and my letter last week i noted the memo requested to sequester proposals the department and i asked you for a copy of these prospects. would you provide the struck proposals so we can review what cuts the department requested and what ought be recognized and if you can't give it to us, why won't you give it to us? >> i don't understand your question. >> omb since she recommendations and you sent back what you're going to do. i want this document so i can compare what you recommended to what omb said should have a higher priority. >> it's called pass backs. >> i'm not sure what the administration's position has been in that. i would think correspondence between an agenc
we don't have planes take the defense department. when it comes to reducing cost, all i can do is basically furlough people and do things on the other side of conferences and things of that nature. we may have to reduce cost is with regard to for allowing our people, which will have a negative impact on our ability to do the job the american people expect us to do. >> and my letter last week i noted the memo requested to sequester proposals the department and i asked you for a copy of...
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defensive. in fact, there are striking similarities between iran and north korea, but one striking difference is the degree of ambition. you have described of regime in north korea that seems to be, the number one goal seems to be in nature that buying scotch is available to the elite. iran has sought to influence affairs around the world, bomb the jewish committee center. so iran, both by actions and rhetoric, is intent on accomplishing, on affecting things are outside its borders in ways that we would find unacceptable. going to ask our witnesses a question, i will preview for a second, and that is just in terms of billions of dollars, i want to break down north korea's sources of foreign capital or funds into the following categories. their military and nuclear exports, there a list of nonlethal exports, their illicit activities. and that i would include goods that are listed except for the fact that they are mislabeled and sold as made in some other country but actually made in north korea,
defensive. in fact, there are striking similarities between iran and north korea, but one striking difference is the degree of ambition. you have described of regime in north korea that seems to be, the number one goal seems to be in nature that buying scotch is available to the elite. iran has sought to influence affairs around the world, bomb the jewish committee center. so iran, both by actions and rhetoric, is intent on accomplishing, on affecting things are outside its borders in ways that...
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this comes after a report showing a 37% increase in sexual assault at the pentagon today, the defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the issue. >> alcohol does play a very big factor in sexual assault. not in every case but in many cases. i don't have all the demographics and the metrics but there is no question that it does. that is a part of this. but it can't be used as an excuse, but it is part of the larger context of what is this happening. to your bigger question of what are the best ones? as the president said yesterday and i have said certainly our leadership both at the enlisted and the officer corps have said that this is coming and you heard it, this is cultural, this is an accountability issue, it is sometimes a structural issue. are we going far enough up and down the chain of command? there are so many dimensions to this that i don't think that you can come at it in one simple way. i get a lot of advice on this. why don't you fire some people? >> we can do this but who are you going to fire? the people that have been charged, they as you all know are moved out of the
this comes after a report showing a 37% increase in sexual assault at the pentagon today, the defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the issue. >> alcohol does play a very big factor in sexual assault. not in every case but in many cases. i don't have all the demographics and the metrics but there is no question that it does. that is a part of this. but it can't be used as an excuse, but it is part of the larger context of what is this happening. to your bigger question of what are the...
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absorbing four years of defense budgeted cut. how is it going? >> what i would say is, first, obviously the demand has gone down quite a bit since 2010. the peek was 2010 because we were engaged significantly in iraq and just beginning the surge in afghanistan. so that was probably one of the higher point of numbers of people deployed for 2008 might be a little bit higher. '08, '09, '10 were the three highest year. that was the highest stress we had on the army specifically. sin we were carrying the largest burden of both of these wars. but a couple of things i would say as i look back at this, then i look forward. what is all-volunteer army perform super belie. there's stress on the force and pushing tsa. there's tbi, yes, there's some problem with families. but as we have gone back historically to what we county have an all-volunteer army. the problems are not much different. so i think the volunteer army has held up. i think that we have to make sure that our worry is we can't forget that we have these issues. in other words, we're okay now. t
absorbing four years of defense budgeted cut. how is it going? >> what i would say is, first, obviously the demand has gone down quite a bit since 2010. the peek was 2010 because we were engaged significantly in iraq and just beginning the surge in afghanistan. so that was probably one of the higher point of numbers of people deployed for 2008 might be a little bit higher. '08, '09, '10 were the three highest year. that was the highest stress we had on the army specifically. sin we were...
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we need an answer from the department of defense. and we get an answer from eric hold their says they haven't done it yet. they don't intend to do it, but they might. and doesn't say specifically that they won't. these answers have been out there for a while, and we've been through this and around this and asked for questions, and i think so much of this -- you know, these are simple questions. these are questions that i can't imagine why we can't get an explicit answer unless the answer is no. unless the answer is they don't want limitations on their power, unless the answer is that they don't want to be constrained by the constitution, unless their answer is that the bill of rights doesn't apply to them when they think it doesn't apply to them. and see, that's the real danger. eric holder was asked about this and asked about the fifth amendment of he was asked, does it apply? he said, well, it applies when we think it applies. what does that mean? i know it is a debatable question overseas, american citizens, this and that, but i d
we need an answer from the department of defense. and we get an answer from eric hold their says they haven't done it yet. they don't intend to do it, but they might. and doesn't say specifically that they won't. these answers have been out there for a while, and we've been through this and around this and asked for questions, and i think so much of this -- you know, these are simple questions. these are questions that i can't imagine why we can't get an explicit answer unless the answer is no....
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could there be a clear set of procedures that allow for a defense of the person, someone whose job it is to defend that person. we may not go to tell the person in advance he or she is on the list, but we could have a double set kitty plays the role of arguing against that person being killed. we don't know whether any of that is in place. doesn't seem like any of that is in place. again, that undermines the legitimacy of this rather extraordinary tool. just a couple things in response because it does bother me the way we figure and talk in a very calm and anodyne way about how these are safe, effective. it sounds like is to paster sent them. we are talking about killing people. it doesn't put americans at risk. well, so was stopped to the bomb in hiroshima. it is very safe and then put americans at risk. does that mean he was right or just? the notion was as any other ways to kill people. but that's not the only question. it's not how do we best kill people. it's what should we do what we have believed the person poses a threat of terrorism against us? one possibility is to kill them
could there be a clear set of procedures that allow for a defense of the person, someone whose job it is to defend that person. we may not go to tell the person in advance he or she is on the list, but we could have a double set kitty plays the role of arguing against that person being killed. we don't know whether any of that is in place. doesn't seem like any of that is in place. again, that undermines the legitimacy of this rather extraordinary tool. just a couple things in response because...
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but it was last year or the year before that we were briefed by the state department of defense about the greatest threat and was not either of those things. it was cybersecurity to be devotee that you may have offended the classified briefing for the members of the senate. democrats and republicans would explain to us this invisible war that goes on even as we meet between the united states and many who are not our friends that are trying to invade us and our infrastructure and our technology and do good harm to us, not just in economic terms, but in terms of human life, and we are told that this is the most serious threat facing us today. it brings to mind the fact that in the 21st century, the war as we know it is much different. it is a war involving the invisible workings of computers. it is a war involving drones and aircraft. so i would like if you cut to just reflect on this in terms of the role of the secretary of state of the united states and negotiations to make us safer in the world where cybersecurity is our greatest threat. estimate well, senator, that is a huge questio
but it was last year or the year before that we were briefed by the state department of defense about the greatest threat and was not either of those things. it was cybersecurity to be devotee that you may have offended the classified briefing for the members of the senate. democrats and republicans would explain to us this invisible war that goes on even as we meet between the united states and many who are not our friends that are trying to invade us and our infrastructure and our technology...
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for that reason we have pursued this defense in depth. if we were to see some form of military pressure on the commies with the commander and his group, if we were able to see some kind of pressure, that could facilitate movement. but if we do not see that, we cannot afford not to take those measures necessary to dominate the ground between the border and the strategic center of gravity. which ultimately provides for the security of the city. it is complex, there is promise that i had not seen before my to her. conversations on a bilateral level have turned out to be promising. the potential for afghans and pakistanis to share feeds and have visitors. lots of positive indicators. it would have a source of instability. there is where common ground could be found. there is also a great threat of an operational level that remains. the other thing i worry about is an absence of an ability to affect the kind of reform necessary. all young democracies are at risk from corruption. inherent to the establishment is a strengthening of institutions.
for that reason we have pursued this defense in depth. if we were to see some form of military pressure on the commies with the commander and his group, if we were able to see some kind of pressure, that could facilitate movement. but if we do not see that, we cannot afford not to take those measures necessary to dominate the ground between the border and the strategic center of gravity. which ultimately provides for the security of the city. it is complex, there is promise that i had not seen...
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the air defenses were not ready. we just didn't have the resources to do that and they give us a pass for whatever reason and i don't know why that was. i was surprised about what i mentioned earlier when the romney campaign didn't flush him out in a more substantial way when they had the opportunity to do that. i was surprised by the choice of the vice presidential candidate. not as surprised as when john mccain. >> it surprised me because i thought that it was a choice that would play very much to the base of the party of the time he needed to broaden out his appeal. one of the things i felt about the romney campaign is they were trying to grapple with the challenge because of all the conventional wisdom that you cited earlier was enough. the game was to get to the next square and the concern was a very conservative group with many different candidates and they never fully embraced romney so we felt ryan's race was in part an effort that went well. the other thing that surprised me is closer to the house republican
the air defenses were not ready. we just didn't have the resources to do that and they give us a pass for whatever reason and i don't know why that was. i was surprised about what i mentioned earlier when the romney campaign didn't flush him out in a more substantial way when they had the opportunity to do that. i was surprised by the choice of the vice presidential candidate. not as surprised as when john mccain. >> it surprised me because i thought that it was a choice that would play...
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hack into the defense department of the united states. we know that. be careful what you are choosing to support so that information will transform north korea over time. >> ten minutes, jacques has been generous and patient and now it is all yours. [inaudible] >> okay. let's give him a quick pit stop. >> the associated press reports today the obama administration is developing more aggressive responses to the theft of u.s. government data and corporate trade secrets. report being released today considered issuing fines and trade actions against china or any other country guilty of espionage. the plan spoke on position of anonymity. and speaking about the threatened action. this is in response to accusations of cybertheft to the chinese government over the weekend. former cia director michael hayden spoke about this issue yesterday. >> standing policy, i talk about china, china is not an enemy of the united states. there are no reasons to become an enemy of the united states. the logical not heroic policy choices to the chinese and ice to keep them com
hack into the defense department of the united states. we know that. be careful what you are choosing to support so that information will transform north korea over time. >> ten minutes, jacques has been generous and patient and now it is all yours. [inaudible] >> okay. let's give him a quick pit stop. >> the associated press reports today the obama administration is developing more aggressive responses to the theft of u.s. government data and corporate trade secrets. report...
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in june the defense -- nato defense ministers met in brussels to approve a concept of operations for our post-2014 mission, and that's going to be a train, advise and assist mission. at the meeting the ministers agreed to put coalition advisers at the afghan core level and above, largely geographically comparable. this adviser presence is going to cover the four corners of the country and kabul. germany has signed up to be the framework nation in the north, italy has signed up for the west, turkey has signed up to be the framework nation here in the capital of kabul, and the united states is expected to be the framework nation for the east and for the south. the details of in this support mission are now being worked,, and as the military planning process comets, i expect later in the fall we'll have more fidelity on exactly what the mission will entail. in closing, i'd like to outline what -- [inaudible] looks like for the coalition. and some have shied away from that word in recent years and, frankly, i use it liberally. i have a hard time standing in front of our soldiers and talk
in june the defense -- nato defense ministers met in brussels to approve a concept of operations for our post-2014 mission, and that's going to be a train, advise and assist mission. at the meeting the ministers agreed to put coalition advisers at the afghan core level and above, largely geographically comparable. this adviser presence is going to cover the four corners of the country and kabul. germany has signed up to be the framework nation in the north, italy has signed up for the west,...
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and then the department of defense, all those defense contractors, they hire all the retired admirals and generals. and then they come back to the offices that they ran, and they get contracts. and it seems to me that's rampant in medicare, medicaid, department of defense and throughout the federal government that they hire federal employees who take, who retire at a fairly young age on average, and then they go back, and they get these contracts from the departments or the agencies that they worked for. and it's crooked, it ought to be against the law, and i hope that in future reports you'll point to some things like that out too, mr. dodaro. >> which thank you very much -- thank you very much, mr. chairman. >> i thank the gentleman. and, mr. dodaro, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule today. oh, and i'm sorry, i yield to the ranking member for a statement. >> i just want to, um, just as we close, again, i want to thank you and your staff for your excellent report. i want to just say to mr. duncan who just spoke? mr. duncan? is. >> yes. >> he's, he -- what
and then the department of defense, all those defense contractors, they hire all the retired admirals and generals. and then they come back to the offices that they ran, and they get contracts. and it seems to me that's rampant in medicare, medicaid, department of defense and throughout the federal government that they hire federal employees who take, who retire at a fairly young age on average, and then they go back, and they get these contracts from the departments or the agencies that they...
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we are talking about that across the department of defense. he believes that the guard and reserve bring capabilities to the table. so that's all i'm going to say about that. [laughter] >> i will defer to my boss. >> this is actually my next question for general graham. how do you handle this issue as an honest broker of the joint chiefs? as an adjunct question to that, is there any way sent to the idea of rotating your billet with a reserve officer? >> let me start -- i came into the shop of september. but of the first things is you got to establish a position about combining the guard and reserve. i thought about it and elected everything getting ready to go into the process followed by the skimmer process and everything going on. my first thought was that got to stay tight as a reserve component here. i think this decision is not forestier. i think this decision is a policy political decision that has to be made and comes up about every four or five years. the decision is made that we have seven reserve components. so my position has been g
we are talking about that across the department of defense. he believes that the guard and reserve bring capabilities to the table. so that's all i'm going to say about that. [laughter] >> i will defer to my boss. >> this is actually my next question for general graham. how do you handle this issue as an honest broker of the joint chiefs? as an adjunct question to that, is there any way sent to the idea of rotating your billet with a reserve officer? >> let me start -- i came...
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in fact, our defense minister is here in town today at the pentagon. he is discussing some of these issues. he has come with a detailed list of the enablers that the afghan national army needs including as you had mentioned, actually, long-range intelligence-gathering capabilities and fixed-wing and rotary aircrafts for transportation. because we've been completely feint on all of these things to nato and our other friends and allies. but again, a lot of these are not as expensive as conducting this operation with the nato governments in afghanistan. so if there is a political will, that's doable. and same thing as far as or the salaries of the afghan national armies and police, yes, it is a significant number concerning the afghan economy. but for the withdrawal of each international troop from afghanistan we can maintain and sustain 80 afghan national army soldiers on the ground. if there is a willingnesses to continue with this mission, and as you mentioned, to have, to come with a more reasonable definition of success in afghanistan which has been
in fact, our defense minister is here in town today at the pentagon. he is discussing some of these issues. he has come with a detailed list of the enablers that the afghan national army needs including as you had mentioned, actually, long-range intelligence-gathering capabilities and fixed-wing and rotary aircrafts for transportation. because we've been completely feint on all of these things to nato and our other friends and allies. but again, a lot of these are not as expensive as conducting...
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it is a defense of of this institution. it is a defense of the legislative brage. it is a defense of the senate as an institution. irrespective about how you feel about the nominee or the nomination or the program or where you fall on this constitutional issue, it is a defense of this institution and of its constitutional right -- not constitutional right, constitutional obligation to ask relevant questions of public policy and to get answers. to ask questions so the people back home will know the answers to these questions. if we're not going to ask these questions, who's going to ask them? the press? maybe in a press conference but that's not what they're paid to do. but that's what we were elected to do. so i'd like to hear your views on that, because my belief, you're actually on the floor here today standing up for the obligations that this institution has to ask questions like this and to be able to get straight answers to these questions. mr. paul: well, mr. president, i think the senator from florida has got it exactly right. this is about exebs. it is abou
it is a defense of of this institution. it is a defense of the legislative brage. it is a defense of the senate as an institution. irrespective about how you feel about the nominee or the nomination or the program or where you fall on this constitutional issue, it is a defense of this institution and of its constitutional right -- not constitutional right, constitutional obligation to ask relevant questions of public policy and to get answers. to ask questions so the people back home will know...
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military and in the defense of the nation to be the last thing i will close on if it is the defense of the nation as you participate in an icy some of the names it's very important and the governments can help and need to help but another thing that has to happen is many of the civil networks are so purely protected themselves that it is very difficult for us to claim that we come to their aid. they need to be protected themselves and that gets to a much bigger problem in the society and that is that cybersecurity is under invested. there is a market failure in the cybersecurity field and those of you have companies to try to market products for cybersecurity is a hard slog to a lot of people don't want to spend a lot of money and acknowledge if they have a problem and so a lot of our critical businesses are more mobile than they should be and what should happen is they should take the steps to harden themselves and that's more important and thus rendering a which is prepared to do as we defend the rest of the country to lead >> it sounds to me closest to the mall but maybe it isn't of
military and in the defense of the nation to be the last thing i will close on if it is the defense of the nation as you participate in an icy some of the names it's very important and the governments can help and need to help but another thing that has to happen is many of the civil networks are so purely protected themselves that it is very difficult for us to claim that we come to their aid. they need to be protected themselves and that gets to a much bigger problem in the society and that...
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all of these are specific actions undertaken in order to make our, the defense of our territory more effective and to better ensure the state's authority. with a view to consolidate authority especially in the east of the republic starting with goma, the national police public administration and the courts all benefit and a priority manner from capacity building. this will make it possible for them to progressively take control of the situation. decentralization as set forth in the constitution is closer to becoming a reality with the adoption of necessary legislation to implement decentralization. reforming management of public finances which has been underway for several years now has led to a number of positive results and the stability of the macroeconomic framework and we see this being pursued and usefully completed with the entry into force of cleanup measures in order to improve the business climate and to provide for a national mechanism for certification of mining resources. this will strengthen economic growth which notwithstanding is one of the strongest on the continent
all of these are specific actions undertaken in order to make our, the defense of our territory more effective and to better ensure the state's authority. with a view to consolidate authority especially in the east of the republic starting with goma, the national police public administration and the courts all benefit and a priority manner from capacity building. this will make it possible for them to progressively take control of the situation. decentralization as set forth in the constitution...
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general cartwright serves as harold brown chair of defense policy studies at the center for strategic about and international studies. general cartwright retired from active duty on september 1st on 2011 after the 40 year a career in the marine corps. he served under two presidents as vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the nation's second highest military officer. he was also commander of the u.s. strategic command. general cartwright studied at the university of iowa, air command and staff college, naval war college and massachusetts institute of technology and i note with pride he is a native of rockford, illinois. general cartwright, thank you for your service to our country and thank you for joining us today. your written statement will be entered into the record and now your opportunity to testify. please. >> thank you, senator durbin and senator cruz and other distinguished members. it's an honor and a pleasure to testify before this committee. thank you for inviting me. in the time allotted i would like to address three questions central to the topic of this hearing. t
general cartwright serves as harold brown chair of defense policy studies at the center for strategic about and international studies. general cartwright retired from active duty on september 1st on 2011 after the 40 year a career in the marine corps. he served under two presidents as vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the nation's second highest military officer. he was also commander of the u.s. strategic command. general cartwright studied at the university of iowa, air command and...
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much of it is carried in the department of defense budget. that portion that congress directed the national intelligence program using even more onerous set of rules to carry out these cuts and not impose a larger defense department itself. we appreciate the community's support in trying to fix this problem. these restrictive rules can cause damage and restrict our ability to manage or take reductions. accordingly this size of sequestration cuts, about 4 billion or 7% of the nep will compel us to do less with the west. some examples by way of exhaustion and -- by way of illustration of the we will reduce the technical and counterintelligence operations resulting in fewer collection up rigidities which increases the -- increases the risk of strategic supplies. this includes possible for low of thousands of fbi employees would be impacted. political analysis and tools will be cut back. we will reduce global coverage and may miss the early signs of a threat. lego thousand contractors who are injured or part of intelligence community, the major s
much of it is carried in the department of defense budget. that portion that congress directed the national intelligence program using even more onerous set of rules to carry out these cuts and not impose a larger defense department itself. we appreciate the community's support in trying to fix this problem. these restrictive rules can cause damage and restrict our ability to manage or take reductions. accordingly this size of sequestration cuts, about 4 billion or 7% of the nep will compel us...
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we could see work on chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. also looking down the road, two competing bills one from the democrats, one from republicans into replacing the upcoming sequester with an alternative plan. of course, the sequestered is set to hit this coming friday. the houses also in today. houshouse members will gavel int 2 p.m. eastern for legislative business. roll call votes after 6:30 p.m. eastern. today one bill on the agenda, and that is on a bill to redesignate the research center as the neil armstrong flight research center and the western aeronautical test range at the aeronautical test range. later on this week the house is expected to consider the senate passed violence against women do. you can see the house on our companion network c-span, and the senate right here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. we are running a little bit late. good morning, everybody. we have a lot to do. we have a great speaker and the want t
we could see work on chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. also looking down the road, two competing bills one from the democrats, one from republicans into replacing the upcoming sequester with an alternative plan. of course, the sequestered is set to hit this coming friday. the houses also in today. houshouse members will gavel int 2 p.m. eastern for legislative business. roll call votes after 6:30 p.m. eastern. today one bill on the agenda, and that is on a bill to redesignate the...
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massively increased defense spend. he said that it's part of dan's making a meaningful contribution to the world. at the same time the caller is quite right. the united states is the close -- not just here on the north -- not just canada and -- that's been fry for a long time. i would like to. i may years ago when i was hanging around there. that's my home state. i worked at golf courses. we have a lot of canadian players. they come in. once awhile they try to use their, you know, pretty canadian money. the multicolored canadian money. it was almost not like real money. often they want to spend the dollars at par. equivalent with the american dollar. we would laugh at them. the whole idea was ludicrous. who is laughing now? the last i checked the canadian dollar is worth more than the u.s. bay hair. they're basically even. that to me was very sobering and indicating a flip in positions. and i noted this to a canadian intellectual at "politico" when i was preparing my piece on harper. that's a sour -- source of pride fo
massively increased defense spend. he said that it's part of dan's making a meaningful contribution to the world. at the same time the caller is quite right. the united states is the close -- not just here on the north -- not just canada and -- that's been fry for a long time. i would like to. i may years ago when i was hanging around there. that's my home state. i worked at golf courses. we have a lot of canadian players. they come in. once awhile they try to use their, you know, pretty...
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the president has nominated someone for secretary of defense. we will be meeting with him and his hearing will be next week. he was part of a group called global zero. for those of us who care deeply about our nuclear arsenal and modernization in that type of thing, some of the things i've heard in this report candidly address concerning. typically there is a tension. the defense department prices for weaponry and making sure that our country is safe. the state department prices for nuclear arms agreements and reductions. and so in the event this person is confirmed, that balance is not going to be there. you and i spent time on the trea. you and i spent time on the treaty. be that may be involved in the ratification, modernization to take place at a place that is not occurring. i'm wondering if there's something you might say to me that sees her future in a way that the combination of possibly these two people, one leading the state department, the one that in the defense department in a row that's been very different from previous defense lead
the president has nominated someone for secretary of defense. we will be meeting with him and his hearing will be next week. he was part of a group called global zero. for those of us who care deeply about our nuclear arsenal and modernization in that type of thing, some of the things i've heard in this report candidly address concerning. typically there is a tension. the defense department prices for weaponry and making sure that our country is safe. the state department prices for nuclear...
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in afghanistan, we are transitioning from the contract economy from a defense into the private sector economy. in the transition is fortunately going much better than thought. i involved in that as far as the work. i travel vertically to afghanistan to a lot of the companies who, for instance, made a lot of money working for major contractors doing for major construction projects in afghanistan, now they are shifting into housing him into other areas come into mining. so they're adjusting themselves and align themselves into the new realities. and, of course, the good ones will survive and there will be some adjustment. there's a lot positive economic activities taking place in afghanistan. that makes us a lot more, hopefully, transition for take place more successfully. of course, there are impedimen impediments. still difficult. the integration of afghanistan into the region as an economy has its challenges. a lot of those challenges are political, not so much economic. still have issues, still our trades through central asia could be much, much bigger than it is right now. and in b
in afghanistan, we are transitioning from the contract economy from a defense into the private sector economy. in the transition is fortunately going much better than thought. i involved in that as far as the work. i travel vertically to afghanistan to a lot of the companies who, for instance, made a lot of money working for major contractors doing for major construction projects in afghanistan, now they are shifting into housing him into other areas come into mining. so they're adjusting...
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and he said, a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. so we're gathered here today to discuss the unmentionable, the elephant in the room. you know, msnbc hosts can yell at fox news hosts and vice versa about all sorts of issues. but when the obama administration expanded the hopeless, bloody war in afghanistan, the shouting heads on both channels went virtually silent. as obama's drone war expanded, there was little shouting. on either of those channels or cnn or cbs or abc or so-called public broadcasting, npr and pbs. we can have raging debates in the mainstream media on all sorts of issues like gun control, minimum wage, gay marriage. but when the elites of both major parties agree on a military intervention as they so often do, then anyone in the mainstream media who goes out on the limb to question or even acknowledge that in the middle of the room there is this oversized creature known as militarism or interventionism, well, they're likely to disappear faster than you can s
and he said, a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. so we're gathered here today to discuss the unmentionable, the elephant in the room. you know, msnbc hosts can yell at fox news hosts and vice versa about all sorts of issues. but when the obama administration expanded the hopeless, bloody war in afghanistan, the shouting heads on both channels went virtually silent. as obama's drone war...
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even people who say when the defense bill comes up, for example, will preface their remarks by saying the only thing the constitution requires congress to do is take care of our military. everything else is your on your own. and they believe that. and i don't understand -- i can't believe all their constituencies believe that. but it goes back to us talking about in the beginning. i'm not for wasteful government. i'm for a government that works. we have to remind people what government has. i remember during the health care reform debate. i had an appointment at the university of massachusetts medical school and that is early, so i stopped in at donalds to get my opponent of coffee before i went to the meeting and there's maybe 25 elderly man in the corner. if you ever want to know what's going on in the world, go to mcdonald's at 8:00 in the morning. there's always men solving all the world problems. i walk in and the guy goes to the covered. we were just tacking about you. it wasn't good. i said great. come over here. he said look, we don't want this health care bill. we do want gov
even people who say when the defense bill comes up, for example, will preface their remarks by saying the only thing the constitution requires congress to do is take care of our military. everything else is your on your own. and they believe that. and i don't understand -- i can't believe all their constituencies believe that. but it goes back to us talking about in the beginning. i'm not for wasteful government. i'm for a government that works. we have to remind people what government has. i...